![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | "Meet Corliss Archer" - The Algebra Problem
Episode "The Algebra Problem" of the forgotten 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; Fifties; Retro
Downloads: 2,811
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |  |
| "You Bet Your Life" With Groucho Marx
Episode of the popular 50's TV series "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx. Complete with DeSoto commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; Groucho Marx; 50's Television; Fifties
Downloads: 45,956
Average rating:  (14 reviews) |  |
| "Meet Corliss Archer" - A Date for Doris
Episode "A Date for Doris" of the short-lived 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; Fifties; Retro; Sitcom; Comedy
Downloads: 3,292
Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
| "What's My Line" with Randolph Churchill, Desi Arnaz and Kim Novac
Episode of the popular 50's Game Show "What's My Line" with politician Randolph Churchill, Cuban band leader Desi Arnaz and actress Kim Novac. Features original commercials for Univac Aired 5 February 1956.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Game Show
Downloads: 6,093
Average rating:  (8 reviews) |  |
| "Meet Corliss Archer" - Corliss The Cheerleader
Episode "Corliss The Cheerleader" of the classic 50's sitcom "Meet Corliss Archer". The show ran from 1954 to 1955.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; Fifties; Sitcom; Comedy
Downloads: 3,845
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' (1956) - Secret Word: Door
"You Bet Your Life" episode from February 9, 1956, secret word "Door". Starring Groucho Marx. The first contestant to play 'You bet your life' is a Mrs. Helen Schwartz, the mother of movie actor Tony Curtis.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; NBC; Groucho Marx; 1956
Downloads: 2,678
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| 'The Beulah Show' - Beulah Goes Gardening
Rare episode of the forgotten 50's sitcom "The Beulah Show", The first sitcom to feature an African American woman in the lead role. Starring Hattie McDaniel, best known for her part in "Gone With The Wind". Although the show ran for several seasons, only 7 episodes still exist, Making this the TV equivalent of a "Partially lost film". Aired 12 August 1952.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; Fifties; 1950's; The Beulah Show; Hattie McDaniel
Downloads: 10,307
Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
| "Rocky King Detective" - Murder, PH.D.
Episode "Murder, PH.D." of the classic 50's TV series "Rocky King, Detective", which ran on the DuMont Television Network from 1950 to 1955. The series was broadcast live, and it's believed most episodes of the show are lost. The show got decent ratings and generally good reviews, and is among the better DuMont Network programs.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; DuMont Television Network; Live Television; Early TV
Downloads: 6,551
Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
| "Cavalcade of Stars": The Schaller Brothers (Trampolining act)
Clip from "Cavalcade of Stars" featuring the trampolining act The Schaller Brothers. Pretty typical of low-budget DuMont Television Network, famous for airing anything which moved. But like much DuMont progamming, this clip is surprisingly entertaining and shows that TV doesn't need a big budget. This also shows The DuMont Network's love of vaudeville-type programming.
Keywords: DuMont Television Network; Classic TV; 50's Television; DuMont Network; Fifties; Trampolining
Downloads: 1,989
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| Space patrol - "The Laughing Alien" (1953)
Another episode of the Science-fiction series "Space patrol", aired live on March 28, 1953. Ed Kemmer is "Commander Buzz Corry" and Lyn Osborn is "Cadet Happy". Includes original commercials for "Wheat Chex" and "Rice Chex".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Live TV; Kinescope; ABC; Science fiction; Space patrol; 1953
Downloads: 3,943
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| "Captain Midnight" - Frozen Men (1955)
Episode THE FROZEN MEN, of the 50's series CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT, with original commercials for Ovaltine. Starring Richard Webb and Sid Melton. Air Date: October 12, 1955
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Captain Midnight; Richard Webb; Ovaltine; 1955
Downloads: 2,518
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| Space patrol (1951)
Space patrol (1951) Episode "The space patrol code belt", of the Science-fiction series "Space patrol", first aired on October 20th 1951. Starring Ed Kemmer as "Commander Buzz Corry" and Lyn Osborn as "Cadet Happy". Directed by Dik Darley and written by Norman Jolley. Includes original commercials for "Wheat Chex" and "Rice Chex".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Live TV; Kinescope; Science fiction; Space patrol
Downloads: 7,607
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| "What's My Line"
Early episode of the popular 50's Game Show "What's My Line" with original commercials for 'Stopette'. Mystery Guest: Bette Davis. Aired: October 5, 1952.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Game show; Bette Davis
Downloads: 7,345
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| "Rocky King, Detective" - Murder Scores a Knockout (Classic TV)
Episode "Murder Scores a Knockout" of the aired-live DuMont Television Network series "Rocky King, Detective". In this episode, a magician is murdered, and things get more complicated when it seems jewels are involved... Original Air Date: 13 July 1952 Genre: Crime Drama
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; Fifties; DuMont Network; DuMont Television Network; Cult TV
Downloads: 5,035
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Failed TV Pilot: "Let's Join Joanie" (1950)
Failed TV pilot from 1950 called "Let's Join Joanie". Two years before she starred in the semi-popular 50's sitcom "I Married Joan", Joan Davis did this unsuccessful pilot. I don't know much about this pilot, Which curiously runs 33 minutes long despite the fact that it features no commercials. Don't watch it expecting comedy gold, But it does have historic value, and is kinda amusing. The picture quality is horrible...
Keywords: Classic TV; Failed Pilot; Joan Davis; 50's Television; Fifties; 1950's
Downloads: 4,474
Average rating:  (11 reviews) |  |
| Episode of 'Treasure Hunt' (50's TV) (Classic Television)
Episode of the popular 50's TV series "Treasure Hunt", a game show which ran from 1956 to 1959.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's Pop Culture; Fifties; Game Show
Downloads: 4,371
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| 'Beulah' - The New Arrival (50's Sitcom) (Classic Television)
Episode 'The New Arrival' of the popular though controversal 50's sitcom "Beulah". Louise Beavers played Beulah. Cast: Louise Beavers: Beulah David Bruce: Harry Henderson Jane Frazee: Alice Henderson (most of this description has been removed. What was I thinking when I submitted it?)
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's Sitcom; Fifties; Rare, Beulah; African American History
Downloads: 8,375
Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
| ''Life with Elizabeth'' - Misc episode No. 1
Episode of the 50's TV series "Life With Elizabeth", starring Betty White. This series had originally started as a local live series, then became a syndicated filmed series that aired from 1953 to 1955.
Keywords: Classic TV; Betty White; 50's Television; 1950's Sitcom; Fifties; Life with Elizabeth
Downloads: 7,302
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| 'Rocky Jones, Space Ranger' - Beyond the curtain of space (1954)
'Rocky Jones, Space Ranger' - Beyond the curtain of space (1954) Chapter I, II & III aired weekly beginning April 10th, 1954. Reedited into feature length TV film "Beyond the moon". Half hour episodes were usually grouped into stories that consisted of three 'chapters' that were broadcast on successive weeks. A few of the stories were complete in one episode. Thirty six of these were grouped into 12 three-episode stories, and three were complete in one episode...
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Rocky Jones; Robert Crane; Space
Downloads: 5,209
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| Racket Squad - Check and Double Check (1952)
'Racket Squad' episode 'Check and double check' from Sep. 4, 1952. Warning: This program contains cigarette commercials from Philip Morris!
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Crime show; CBS; Racket Squad; Philip Morris; 1952
Downloads: 930 |  |
| ''You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx'' - Secret Word Clock
An episode of Groucho Marx's popular 1950's Television series, "You Bet Your Life", which aired from 1950 to 1961. A 'comedic quiz show", it proved an instant hit with both viewers and critics. As the series was produced on film, many episodes still exist. Even today, you can find this series in repeats due to it's public domain status. This episode is complete with DeSoto commercials. It was one of many non-rigged quiz shows of the 1950's which suffered in the ratings due to the scandals surrou...
Keywords: 1950's TV; 1950s Television; Groucho Marx; 1950s TV; 1950's Television; 50s TV; 50's TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; DeSoto; Fifties; Fifties TV; Fifties Television; Classic TV; Quiz Show; Shows; Series
Downloads: 10,834
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' (1954) - Secret Word: House
"You Bet Your Life" episode from May 13, 1954, secret word "House". Starring Groucho Marx. One of the contestant to play 'You bet your life' is Laura LaPlante, movie star of the silent film era. With original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; NBC; De Soto; Plymouth; Groucho Marx; 1954
Downloads: 1,122
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| Do you trust your wife? (1957)
Episode of 'Do you trust your wife?' broadcast on Feb. 19, 1957 and hosted by Edgar Bergen. Erik and Helena Gude attempt to extend their winning streak to 18 week and $94,800. Warning Note: This program contains commercials for L&M cigarettes!
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; CBS; Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; L&M; 1957
Downloads: 912 |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' (1955) - Secret Word: Book
"You Bet Your Life" episode from Nov. 17, 1955, secret word "Book". Starring Groucho Marx. One of the contestants is Emmett Ashford, who went on to become the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball. With original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; NBC; Groucho Marx; De Soto; Plymouth; 1955
Downloads: 1,115
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| 1951 Infomercial/Kids show called 'The Magic Clown' (Classic TV)
This is a extremely rare Kids show from the early 50's called "The Magic Clown", with Bonomo Candy being plugged 1,446,234 times. Most certainly not "Quality TV", But certainly better than "Jerry Springer".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's TV; 1950's TV; Fifties TV; 50's Television; 1950's Television; Fifties Television; Infomercial
Downloads: 2,299
Average rating:  (4 reviews) |  |
| Classic Coca-Cola Commercial from 1954
Classic 50's Commercial for Coca-Cola, originally broadcast 1954.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's TV; 1950's TV; 1950's Television; 50's Television; Fifties Commercials; Coke; Coca-Cola; Retro
Downloads: 10,788
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| Space patrol - "Operation Rescue" (1953)
Episode "Operation Rescue" of Science Fiction series "Space Patrol". Aired "live" on ABC on Feb. 21, 1953. Includes original commercials. Ed Kemmer is "Commander Buzz Corry", Lyn Osborn is "Cadet Happy".
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; 1953; Live TV; Kinescope; Science fiction; Space patrol; ABC
Downloads: 2,233
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' (1955) - Secret Word: Face
"You Bet Your Life" episode from Feb. 24, 1955, secret word "Face". Starring Groucho Marx. With original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; NBC; Groucho Marx; De Soto; Plymouth; 1955
Downloads: 1,866 |  |
| The Steve Allen show (30/December/1953)
"The Steve Allen show" from Dec. 30, 1953, a local program on New York's WNBT, Channel 4, with show regulars Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence and guest Roger Price. Despite the odd runtime of 40 min. this Kinescope is indeed complete. The show aired Mondays through Fridays from 11:20 pm to midnight.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; 1953; Live TV; Kinescope; Steve Allen; NBC; WNBT; Knickerbocker Beer
Downloads: 3,829
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| The Jack Benny Program (3/April/1955)
The Jack Benny Program: "Jack is a contestant", from Apr. 3, 1955. Guest Star: Groucho Marx.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; 1955; Live TV; Kinescope; Jack Benny; Groucho Marx; CBS
Downloads: 1,916
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| The Name's the Same (1955)
"The name's the same" episode from Jan. 3, 1955, hosted by Dennis James. Guest Star is Salvador Dali. With commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Panel Show; ABC; Dennis James; Salvador Dali; Ralston Purina; 1955
Downloads: 910 |  |
| "I've Got a Secret" - Episode with Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz (Classic TV)
Episode of the Classic TV game show "I've Got a Secret" with Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz. Features original commercials for Winston Cigarettes, With the host and Desi Arnaz both plugging the product.
Keywords: Classic TV; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz; I Love Lucy; Game Show; 50's Television; Fifties; 1950's
Downloads: 10,728
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| 50's Lucky Strike Cigarette commercial with "Christmas" theme
Christmas-themed Lucky Strike cigarette commercial from the 50's.
Keywords: Lucky Strike Cigarettes; Cigarette Commercial; Tobacco; Cigarette Commercial; Christmas; Dorothy Collins; 50's TV; 1950's TV; 50's Television; 1950's Television; Classic TV
Downloads: 7,853
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| Dedication Day - NBC-Washington - May 22, 1958 (Color Videotape)
Dedication of NBC's new Washington, D.C. Facilities, housing NBC network and WRC-TV television studios on May 22, 1958. The program represents the earliest known color recording discovered to date. Recorded on 2" Quadruplex Videotape by Ampex VR-1000 series recorders. The program starts in black and white, showing President Eisenhower arriving outside the WRC studios. Later inside, Robert Sarnoff, president of NBC, pushes a button signifying the inauguration of the WRCA new color studios...
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; 1958; Live TV; Color; NBC; WRC; Video; Videotape; Ampex; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Robert Sarnoff
Downloads: 1,751
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| March Of Time - Through The Years (July 6, 1951)
March of Time Through the Years Episode: "Narcotics and Teen-agers" Aired on ABC (WMAL, Washington) on July 6, 1951 John Daly interviews reporters Earl Brown and Ed Mowery on the "twin problem" of Dope and Teenagers.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; 1951; ABC; News; John Daly; March of Time; Current affairs; Narcotics; Dope; Addiction
Downloads: 843 |  |
| ''The Arthur Murray Party'' - 15 February 1954
An episode of that popular 1950's TV series "The Arthur Murray Party". This show aired on ABC for the first few months of its broadcast as Arthur Murray Party Time, then moved to the DuMont Television Network, ABC, CBS, DuMont, CBS, NBC, CBS, and finally NBC (in that order). This episode features special guest Johnnie Ray, a hugely popular singer who was still in the closet at the time. This episode had been uploaded before, but that upload vanished for reasons unrelated to copyright...
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Television; 50s; 1950s; 50's; 1950's; Fifties; 50s TV; 1950s TV; 50's TV; 1950's TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; 1950s Television; 1950's Television; Dancing; Dance; Musical Performer; Johnnie Ray; Oldies Music
Downloads: 2,718
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| Fifties Television: ''The Trouble with Father'' - Teacher's Pet
Another episode of the popular fifties television series "The Trouble with Father", this time it's "Teacher's Pet". This series aired from 1950 to 1955. Plot Line: Stu adopts a bunch of fish, which keep producing too many baby fish.
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Television; Classic Television; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; 50s TV; 50's TV; 1950s TV; 1950's TV; 50's Television; 50s Television; 1950's Television; 1950s Television; Fifties Television; Sitcom; Comedy
Downloads: 1,739
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| ''Super Circus'' - Misc Episode 1
A episode of "Super Circus", a 1950's television series. Contains some amusingly politically incorrect moments, and a classic live TV blooper.
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Classic Television; Television; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; 50s TV; 50's TV; 1950s TV; 1950's TV; Fifties TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; 1950s Television; 1950's Television; Fifties Television; Circus; Family Television; Super Circus; ABC Television Network
Downloads: 3,270
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| ''Life with Elizabeth'' - Misc episode No. 5
An episode of "Life with Elizabeth" from 1954. Starring Betty White and Del Moore. This show lasted from 1952 to 1955. (description revised)
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; 50s TV; 50's TV; 1950's TV; 1950s TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; Comedy; Sitcom; Funny; Hilarious; Humor; Humorous; Sketch Comedy; Family Friendly; Betty White; Life with Elizabeth
Downloads: 3,368
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| ''The Frank Sinatra Show'' - May 5, 1951
I had previously uploaded about 24 minutes of this, but finally, I can upload the whole episode I have of "The Frank Sinatra Show". As You'd assume, it's a musical-variety series. In some ways, despite Frank's many talents, this show is a bit of a mess when compared with some other high-profile star series of the time. Guests include Dagmar and June Hutton. At first I thought this was one episode and a partial episode, but it seems to be a complete episode...
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Television; Classic Television; 50s; 1950s; Fifties; 50's; 1950's; 50s TV; 50's TV; 1950s TV; 1950's TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; 1950s Television; 1950's Television; Variety Series; Live TV; Live Television; Music; The Frank Sinatra Show; Frank Sinatra; Bulova Watches; Commercials
Downloads: 4,276
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
| Your Hit Parade: "Please Mr Sun" by Dorothy Collins (Classic TV)
Clip from the classic TV show "Your Hit Parade", with fairly-obscure 50's singer Dorothy Collins singing the popular song "Please Mr Sun" live on national TV. "Your Hit Parade" ran from 1950 to 1959, and was both popular and award winning. The show featured a bunhc of talented singers performing covers of hits of the day, and was very tasteful. The show died after music began to change, and the show got very weak as time went on...
Keywords: 50's TV; 50's Television; 1950's TV; 1950's Television; Classic TV; Dorothy Collins; Your Hit Parade; Please Mr Sun; 50's Music; Fifties Music; Musical Television
Downloads: 3,334
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| 50's Music: "Standing at the Corner", June 2 1956
The June 2 1956 version of Snooky Lanson's performance of "Standing at the Corner" on the TV series Your Hit Parade. Also features "Design for Dreaming" star Tad Tadlock as a dancer. Nicely odd and unusal.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50s Music; 50s TV; 1950s Music; 1950s TV; 50's TV; 50's Music; 1950's Music; 1950's TV; 50's Television; 1950's Television; 50s Pop music; 50's Pop music; Kinescope; Live TV; 1950s Pop music; 1950's Pop music
Downloads: 2,596 |  |
| Buick Commercial aired December 1953 (No. 2)
Another Buick Car commercial aired december 1953 from "The Buick Berle Show". This commercial promotes the popularity of the car, but also promotes how good their ranges of used trade-ins are. Though a somewhat long commercial, it should be noted the show itself has less advertising than many "current" US Network TV series.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50s; 1950s; 1950's; 1950's; Fifties; TV; Television; Commercial; Commercials; Classic Commercial; 50s TV; 50s Television; 1950s TV; 1950s Television; Retro; Advertising; Trade In; Buick; Classic Car; Car; Cars; Classic Cars; 1953; December
Downloads: 1,926
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| 1954 Episode of the TV series "Super Circus"
"Super Circus" was a popular 50's kids show featuring typical acts that perform at a circus. It featured 3 clowns who added comic relief to the show. This episode contains a Trapeze act, A trainer with a Leopard, and some elephants doing tricks. Also, This episode contains the original commercials.
Keywords: Super Circus; Classic TV; Kinescope; Old Time Television; Circus; 50's TV; 1950's TV; Fifties TV; 50's Television; 1950's Television; Fifties Television; Kids Show; Clown; Clowns; Trapeze; Trapeze Act; Leopard; elephants; classic commercials; 50's commercials; 1950's commercials; Fifties Commercials
Downloads: 11,141
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
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